How does Connexions contribute?
Connexions offers a flexible resource for schools and colleges, negotiable through Partnership Agreements:
- Personal Advisers
who work in all schools and colleges, as well as other staff such as Recruitment Advisers who may work in schools from time to time (eg to provide "jobshops").
- Financial support
to provide resources such as books, software, furniture, or other items which support the delivery of Connexions in schools.
- A range of publications
delivered through schools and colleges each year to enable young people to make informed choices at key transition phases.
- INSET training for staff on a range of subjects including developments in careers education and guidance.
- 'thesource' website
- a "virtual library"of information about future choices for young people.
- Building a Connexions library
- as well as financial support to build library resources eg for careers information, our Information Assistants can support careers co-ordinators or other library staff, in developing and keeping libraries up to date.
- Other resources
- such as notice boards, leaflet racks, leaflets, signage etc available free to all schools and colleges.